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Hot Hits
A Chorus Line
Signature TheatreThru Jan. 4, 2020 This non-stop showcase with one of the largest casts in Signature history is the one singular sensation for the holiday season.
My Fair Lady
The Kennedy CenterDec. 17, 2019 – Jan. 19, 2020 From Lincoln Center Theater comes “a sumptuous new production of the most perfect musical of all time” (Entertainment Weekly)
Washington Performing Arts: Damien Sneed
Sixth & IPianist, organist, vocalist, conductor, composer, producer, arranger, and educator Damien Sneed does it all.
Come From Away
The Kennedy CenterDec. 10, 2019 – Jan. 5, 2020 Takes you into the heart of the remarkable true story of 7,000 stranded passengers and the small town in Newfoundland that welcomed them.
Dave Koz & Friends
StrathmoreMon. Dec 9 Koz and special guests bring the cheer like never before, performing fresh renditions of Christmas classics as well as a Hanukkah medley and hits from his catalog.
A Jazz New Year's Eve: Branford Marsalis
The Kennedy CenterTue. Dec 31 Ring in 2020 in style when our always popular A Jazz New Year’s Eve returns to the Terrace Theater.
Becoming Jane
National GeographicThru Jun. 1, 2020 Explore Dr. Goodall’s early years through iconic images and a multiscreen experience and venture on a 3D exploration of Tanzania’s Gombe Stream National Park where she did her famous behavioral research on chimps.
Maz Jobrani
The Kennedy CenterFri. Jan 31, 2020 Iranian American comedian and actor Maz Jobrani returns to the Kennedy Center.
A Motown Christmas
Signature TheatreThru Dec. 21 The holidays get a smooth new groove when delivered motown style in a fun, upbeat and soulful yuletide treat.
Sinbad
StrathmoreFri. Dec 13 Beloved comedian and actor Sinbad has been making audiences laugh for more than three decades.
NSO Pops: Game ON!
The Kennedy CenterWed. Jan 8, 2020 Mesmerizing celebration of symphonic video game music in its world premiere.
Washington Performing Arts: Kian Soltani
The Kennedy CenterWed. Jan 22, 2020 He joins acclaimed pianist Julio Elizalde for a program that ranges from Beethoven’s spirited fifth cello sonata to Arvo Pärt’s mesmerizing Fratres.
Spotlights
Washington Performing Arts: MLK Tribute Concert
The Kennedy CenterSun. Jan 26, 2020
NSO: Handel's Messiah
The Kennedy CenterDec. 19 – 22
Washington Performing Arts: Midori & Thibaudet
StrathmoreSat. Jan 25, 2020
Judy Chicago—The End: A Meditation on Death and Extinction
National Museum of Women in the ArtsThru Jan. 20, 2020
Native Art Market 2019
Smithsonian National Museum of the American IndianThru Dec. 8
Washington Performing Arts: Melissa Aldana
Sixth & ISat. Feb 15, 2020
NSO Pops: A Holiday Pops! with Leslie Odom, Jr.
The Kennedy CenterDec. 13 – 14
Washington Performing Arts: Anne-Sophie Mutter
The Kennedy CenterSat. Feb 1, 2020
National Philharmonic: Handel's Messiah
StrathmoreDec. 21 – 22
A Christmas Carol
Mulitz-Gudelsky Theatre LabThru Dec. 29
Live Dangerously
National Museum of Women in the ArtsThru Jan. 20, 2020
Washington Performing Arts: Kinan Azmeh CityBand
Sixth & ISat. Feb 8, 2020
